Viewers were left aghast as they watched a groom host his perfect wedding - on a banana boat in Spain.

Rebecca, 30, and Carl Hogarth, 22, took part in Don't Tell the Bride which has returned for a new series after moving to E4, but instead of a traditional ceremony he decided to push the boat out - quite literally.

Carl, from Driffield, splurged over half of his £14,000 budget flying Rebecca's family and friends out to holiday resort Torremolinos - arranging for his bride para-sail into the altar.

Viewers of tonight's Don't Tell the Bride were left stunned when bride Rebecca Hogarth was forced to para-sail to her wedding venue by groom Carl

Viewers of tonight's episode compared the inflatable wedding to It's A Knockout and predicted a less than thrilled reaction from the bride

Those watching at home were left in disbelief over the plan, with several predicting tears from the bride.

Luckily for Carl it all went off without a hitch, and Rebecca - who had dreamed of getting married in an English stately home - admitted she 'loved it'.

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However, viewers remained unconvinced with Mia_The_Sassy admitting she would be 'fuming' with the groom while others pointed out that the inflatable wedding was world's away from Rebecca's ideal day.

Not only was the bride expected to para-sail to her wedding venue, she later learned that her ceremony would be held on a banana boat in Torremolinos

While viewers were less than impressed with the groom's plans for his big day Rebecca admitted she thought it was 'awesome'

Carl, 22, (right) and his best man Josh (left) travelled to Spain to organise his dream wedding while Rebecca stayed in the UK

There was a wobble early on when the bride-to-be - who is eight years older than her groom - said she felt 'confused' about being away from Carl for so long.

Unaware of his bride's doubts and armed with the £14,000 Carl forged ahead with wedding plans, flying to Spain with his best man Josh where he spent thousands on hiring an inflatable pontoon, banana boats for his guests as well as the para-sail.

Carl blew further funds on a luxury villa in the mountains complete with a private pool in order to wow his soon-to-be wife.

Rebecca was stunned to learn that she would be going to Malaga for her hen do, but wasn't pleased when her groom failed to organise any entertainment

Rebecca felt as though she had been 'abandoned' in Malaga by her groom when the hen party were left to fend for themselves

Carl tried out the para-sail ahead of his bride. He believed that the inflatables were a great idea for his big day

But while the groom was focused on creating the wow factor he failed to put aside a budget for a wedding breakfast - instead providing simple snacks that left his bride less than impressed.

'Chips, dips, and a load of little tealight candles. That’s all the key things for a wedding,' Carl claimed while setting up.

Despite spending a considerable amount on flights, Carl managed to spare some money to send Rebecca and her bridesmaids on a short hen do to Malaga.

It didn't take long for viewers to poke fun at the try-hard groom during tonight's episode

Despite being worried about what Carl had bought her, she was pleased with the design but unhappy she was going to be hot in it

Rebecca mentioned that her main concern was that she felt 'humiliated' to walk across the beach in her wedding dress

But with no food, alcohol or entertainment the girls took up it on themselves to sort their own fun.

Rebecca fumed: 'He has literally brought us here and abandoned us and expected us to spend a fortune driving to the back of beyond for no reason.'

And while Carl managed to impress his bride with her wedding dress, Rebecca later blurted out to her father David, that she felt 'humiliated' walking across a crowded beach to get to her bizarre destination.

WEDDING COST

£7,000 on flights to Spain

£1,500 on the wedding dress

£1,200 on hiring a luxury villa

£1,500 hiring banana boats, pontoon and para-sail

£600 on rings

£300 on suits

£60 on inflatables

'I am just feeling really humiliated. To be walking across a dress in a beach is one thing, but in a life jacket… Everybody is staring,' she moaned.

Carl had originally planned to host the wedding in Torre del Mar where the couple have had several holidays to, but it proved too expensive.

In another blunder he failed to secure a real minister to officiate the ceremony, instead roping in best man Josh.

Despite the hiccups, Rebecca was pleased with her surprise wedding transport of a para-sail exclaiming: 'It was absolutely awesome. I loved it.'

The pool party reception was also applauded by Rebecca as well as the guests, who all jumped in after the long day, but despite the overall success Carl insisted he never wanted to organise an event like it again.

'I'd love to be more trusted but I don’t want to be trusted ever again. The stress you must go through on a daily basis I don’t want to know.'

Don't Tell the Bride is on Wednesdays at 9pm on E4

For the reception Carl hired a villa in the mountains complete with a private pool

However, blowing £7,000 on flying the family out to Spain meant that the groom could only afford crisps and dip for their wedding breakfast

Carl spent £60 on inflatables for the pool at the reception, which many of his guests were pleased with